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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1950
Page
3
Unclear report notes an upcoming world sculling title event on the Nepean River near Sydney. Mentions Katy Wowaay and Australian rivalries with J Kelly senior, a former champion, and a wealthy industrialist as backer.
Sydney reports that twenty year old Ritchie Benaud pulled out of the Australian XI to face MCC at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday after fracturing his right thumb in a grade match last Saturday. The NSW Cricket Association secretary, Mr Aish Baenes, said a report of the replacement will likely be announced tomorrow.
Water services in the Dun trol region returned to normal yesterday morning after engineers deployed alternate grids to the affected zones. Officials disclosed a fault near a main valve caused the disruption, but details of the breakdown or its repercussions were not released last night.
Melbourne report says the Army Navy and Air Force will host lectures for public recruitment. Sir Edmund Herring, Director-General of Recruiting, stated there is too little public knowledge of service functions and activities and announced plans to conduct metropolitan lectures from mid January to boost awareness and enlistment efforts.
Hassett scores 137 in a strong 323 for Victoria, with Queensland trailing after 163 in their second innings. McCool, Fraser and Iverson star with ball as Queensland sit at 9/70 at stumps, with Tasmania hopes fading amid a protracted match update.
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